alphavirus | (noun) an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses | - |
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arenavirus | (noun) animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae | - |
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bunyavirus | (noun) an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
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coronavirus | (noun) a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 | Synonyms: 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, corona, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan virus |
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delavirdine | (noun) a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV | Synonyms: Rescriptor |
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hepadnavirus | (noun) a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans | - |
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indinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV | Synonyms: Crixivan |
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lyssavirus | (noun) a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies | - |
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nelfinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs | Synonyms: Viracept |
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papovavirus | (noun) any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas | - |
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picornavirus | (noun) a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat | - |
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ribavirin | (noun) an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections | Synonyms: Virazole |
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ritonavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV | Synonyms: Norvir |
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rotavirus | (noun) the reovirus causing infant enteritis | - |
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saquinavir | (noun) a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV | Synonyms: Invirase |
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